Epithelial and Connective Tissue

Question 1

Where might Simple Squamous Tissue be found?

Answer 1

Lungs and Capillaries

Question 2

What is Simple Squamous Tissue good at?

Answer 2

Diffusion and Filtration

Question 3

Where might Simple Cuboidal Tissue be found?

Answer 3

Glands and Ducts

Question 4

What is Simple Cuboidal Tissue good at?

Answer 4

Secretion and Absorbtion

Question 5

Where might Simple Columnar Tissue be found?

Answer 5

Gastrointestinal Tract (Stomach to Anus)

Question 6

What is Simple Columnar Tissue good at?

Answer 6

Protection, Secretion, and Absorption

Question 7

Where might Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Tissue be found?

Answer 7

Respiratory Tract

Question 8

What is Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Tissue good at?

Answer 8

Secretion, Absorption, and Movement across the top of the tissue

Question 9

Where might Stratified Squamous Tissue be found?

Answer 9

Skin, Mouth, and Esophagus

Question 10

What is Stratified Squamous Tissue good at?

Answer 10

Protection

Question 11

Where might Transitional Tissue be found?

Answer 11

Bladder

Question 12

What is Transitional Tissue good at?

Answer 12

Expansion

Question 13

Where might Osseous Tissue be found?

Answer 13

Bones

Question 14

What is Osseous Tissue good at?

Answer 14

Support and protection of the body

Question 15

What types of cells are found in Osseous Tissue?

Answer 15

Osteocytes

Question 16

What does “-Blast” mean (Fibroblast)?

Answer 16

Forming

Question 17

What does “-Cyte” mean (Osteocyte)?

Answer 17

Mature Cell

Question 18

What are the three types of Cartilage (no identification will be needed for the test)?

Answer 18

Hyaline cartilage, Fibrocartilage, Elastic cartilage

Question 19

What is the major type of cell found in cartilage?

Answer 19

Chondrocyte

Question 20

What are the two types of Dense Connective Tissues?

Answer 20

Dense Regular Fibrous Tissue and Dense Irregular Fibrous Tissue

Question 21

What is the defining characteristic of Dense Regular Fibrous Tissue when compared to Dense Irregular Fibrous Tissue?

Answer 21

In Dense Regular Fibrous Tissue, the matrix of collagen fibers move in one direction, where in Dense Irregular Fibrous Tissue, the fibers move in seemingly random directions.

Question 22

Where are the two places that Dense Regular Connective Tissue is found?

Answer 22

Tendons and Ligaments

Question 23

What is the difference between Tendons and Ligaments?

Answer 23

Tendons connect bones to muscles, while Ligaments connect bones to other bones

Question 24

Where is Dense Irregular Connective Tissue found?

Answer 24

Throughout the body, found in the dermis

Question 25

What are the three types of Loose Connective Tissues?

Answer 25

Areolar, Adipose, and Reticular

Question 26

What does Areolar Connective Tissue look like?

Answer 26

Soft, pliable tissue like “Cobwebs”

Question 27

What is the function of Areolar Connective Tissue?

Answer 27

It is a universal packing tissue and “glues” the organs in place

Question 28

What are the functions of Adipose tissue? (3 functions)

Answer 28

Insulates the body, Protects some organs, Serves as a site of fuel storage

Question 29

Where is Adipose tissue found?

Answer 29

Subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin, protecting the kidneys, and in fat “Deposits” in hips, breasts, and belly

Question 30

Where is Reticular Connective Tissue found?

Answer 30

Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Bone Marrow

Question 31

What is the fluid matrix which surrounds blood cells?

Answer 31

Blood Plasma

Question 32

What are does blood transport?

Answer 32

Nutrients, wastes, and Respiratory Gases

Question 33

Name the order of connective tissues from most dense to least dense (Order we learned them)?

Answer 33

Osseous Tissue, Cartilage, Dense Connective Tissue, Loose Connective Tissue, Vascular Tissue